Texas Insight’s Recent Reports
- HHSC: Texas Brain Injury Advisory Council: The Texas Brain Injury Advisory Council addresses strategic planning, policy, rules, and services related to the prevention of brain injury, rehabilitation and the provision of long-term services and supports for persons who have survived brain injuries to improve their quality of life and ability to function independently in the home and community.
- HHSC: Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council: The Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council consults with and advises on matters related to the establishment, maintenance, operation and outcome evaluation of the statewide palliative care consumer and professional information and education program.
- HHSC: Perinatal Advisory Council: The Perinatal Advisory Council, created by House Bill 15 of the 83rd Texas Legislature (Regular Session), develops and recommends criteria for designating levels of neonatal and maternal care, including specifying the minimum requirements to qualify for each level designation and a process for the assignment of levels of care to a hospital, makes recommendations for dividing the state into neonatal and maternal care regions, examines utilization trends in neonatal and maternal care, and recommends ways to improve neonatal and maternal outcomes.
- HHSC: Medical Care Advisory Committee: The Medical Care Advisory Committee is a federally mandated committee that reviews and makes recommendations to the state Medicaid director on proposed rules that involve Medicaid policy or affect Medicaid-funded programs.
Looking Ahead
No Meetings This Week. Happy Thanksgiving!
State and Federal Healthcare News
Texas
- State appeals court says Austin’s paid sick leave ordinance is unconstitutional
- Arlington mental hospital faces charges that it illegally detained patients
- Report: Toxic herbicide found in many Texans’ drinking water
- UH regents to select site for planned medical school Thursday
- Anti-vaccine Texas families may take their fight to day cares next
- Blue Cross targets rural health care with $10 million for Texas A&M center
U.S.
- California Offers Safe Space for Firefighters to Work Through Stress and Trauma
- Florida sues drug store chains for allegedly aiding opioid crisis
- New Peanut Allergy Drug Shows ‘Lifesaving’ Potential
- Pfizer to raise prices on 41 drugs in January
- CDC: Suicide rates increasing among American workers
- Trump Proposes a New Way Around Birth Control Mandate: Religious Exemptions and Title X
- Debunking Stereotypes Around Veterans and PTSD
- Not Far From Flint, Contamination Has Left Detroit School Taps Dry